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Tzfat Girl, 12, Resuscitated After Fall During Air-Raid Siren

The case shows how the dash to a safe room during alerts can lead to severe harm.

Overview

  • A 12-year-old in Tzfat fell from a bunk bed as she tried to reach a protected room after a rocket siren and lost consciousness.
  • United Hatzalah medics Rivka Twito, David Ohnona, and Tzemach Elias found no pulse and used two defibrillator shocks to restart her heart.
  • After stabilization at the scene, a mobile intensive care unit transported her to Ziv Medical Center for trauma evaluation.
  • Doctors have her sedated and on a ventilator, and the hospital lists her condition as serious but stable as tests continue.
  • The Tzfat municipality sent a social worker to support the family, which asked the public to pray for Esther Hadassah bat Chaya Mushka.